LHN sucking....

[BMWWcat]

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-longhornnetwork

[jmlynch1]

would take

[steve dave]

I wish we got LHN in Omaha.  I sent an email to cox but I don't think there's much of a chance. 

[mcmwcat]

that's too bad.  every fan of a big 12 member should be calling their service provider and demanding LHN

[Panjandrum]

It will pick up eventually.  It took BTN a few years to take off.  The only reason people are picking up the Pac-12 network so fast is because of how well the BTN ultimately did and all of the kinks have been worked out between Fox and the cable companies.

This is the first attempt at doing something like this by a school and ESPN.  It will take time.

[bws]

http://www.barkingcarnival.com/2012/2/14/2797675/update-on-longhorn-network-dont-hold-your-breath

This is a good overview of what's going on with the LHN.  They will never get the national distribution they were hoping for just due to the fact that its niche programming. If ESPN ever modifies their stance it will do fine in Texas.

I'm sure their worst case scenario solution would be to eventually fold into some kind of Big 12 network if they can't get any traction with the cable carriers as it is.

[Rage Against the McKee]

It will pick up eventually.  It took BTN a few years to take off.  The only reason people are picking up the Pac-12 network so fast is because of how well the BTN ultimately did and all of the kinks have been worked out between Fox and the cable companies.

This is the first attempt at doing something like this by a school and ESPN.  It will take time.

The BTN has tier 2 programming for every Big 10 team, though. They show football games every weekend. The LHN only gets one tier 3 football game to show per year. I wouldn't be so sure the network will ever be successful without some major changes.

[BMWWcat]

The LHN is not going to survive, the programming is just not there.

Advertisers are not going to pay money to run commercials on a program noone watches.
I was in Midland, TX in Dec. and was flipping through the channels at my hotel, I ran across the LHN as I was channel surfing...The replay of the Baylor game was on one time and a swim meet was on another time.
In my opinion ESPN is throwing away money at this point. (Yes, I know the $300 mill is peanuts for them).

Now if the LHN is dropped and a Big 12 Network is started, that will have the programming that people will want to see.

[kcnut]

What the big deal let them have their little sport network i want a ksu network. With shows like Frank Martin fight a tech fan or LHC Bill Snyder out coaching norv turner. Also mike beasley mike night a show about current music or steve dave slap a missou hoe. Frank martin as Mr.angry the superhero whose anger made France surrender

[Tobias]

What the big deal let them have their little sport network i want a ksu network. With shows like Frank Martin fight a tech fan or LHC Bill Snyder out coaching norv turner. Also mike beasley mike night a show about current music or steve dave slap a missou hoe. Frank martin as Mr.angry the superhero whose anger made France surrender

good point, brad

[0.42]

What the big deal let them have their little sport network i want a ksu network. With shows like Frank Martin fight a tech fan or LHC Bill Snyder out coaching norv turner. Also mike beasley mike night a show about current music or steve dave slap a missou hoe. Frank martin as Mr.angry the superhero whose anger made France surrender

great stuff as always brad

[bigDcat]

I love watching LHN. Mack Brown.

LHN won't have any trouble selling its services once Texas is back in the top 10 again.


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[MadCat]

What the big deal let them have their little sport network i want a ksu network. With shows like Frank Martin fight a tech fan or LHC Bill Snyder out coaching norv turner. Also mike beasley mike night a show about current music or steve dave slap a missou hoe. Frank martin as Mr.angry the superhero whose anger made France surrender

brad, you seem to have your finger on the pulse of what America wants to watch.  Let's make the kcnutwork with all that and maybe carry a few Kansas basketball games as well.   

[LickNeckey]